Who Will Win Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars, PSL 2018?
An upbeat Islamabad United will take on the struggling Lahore Qalandars in the 18th game of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2018. Scheduled to be played on March 8, the match is set to be hosted by the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Live telecast will commence at 3:30 PM local time.
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Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars, PSL 2018....
Islamabad United Team News & Playing 11
They eased past Karachi Kings' total of 153 in the last game, thanks to the huge 104-run opening stand between JP Duminy and Luke Ronchi. The latter who blitzed 71 off just 37 balls has scored the most runs for the United so far this PSL and he will be expected to play a similar knock against the Qalandars come Thursday. Mohammad Sami has been their best bowler with eight wickets in five matches. The pacer claimed three scalps in the reverse fixture at Sharjah and the team will hope that he is able to replicate that performance here.
Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11
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Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Mohammad Sami, Jean-Paul Duminy, Luke Ronchi (wk), Samit Patel, Andre Russell, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Sahibzada Farhan
Lahore Qalandars Team News & Playing 11
The team's batting depends heavily on the top-order trio of Fakhar Zaman, Brendon McCullum and Agha Salman while Umar Akmal is their biggest hope in the middle order. Salman top-scored with 48 when the Qalandars met United last week and so there will be plenty of expectations on him. Yasir Shah and Sohail Khan took five wickets between them in that game which means that these two will be the ones to watch out for with the ball. Yasir is currently the most successful bowler for his side with six wickets in five matches.
Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing 11
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Brendon McCullum (c), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Sohail Khan, Umar Akmal, Sunil Narine, Yasir Shah, Kyle Abbott, Agha Salman, Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar, Salman Irshad
Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars Betting Odds
Lahore Qalandars are languishing at the bottom of the PSL 2018 points table after losing their first five league fixtures straight. So it's really surprising to see them as favorites to win this game on Bet365 at odds of 1.80 and Islamabad United as the underdogs at 2. Betfair has the Qalandars set at a price of 1.78 and the United at 1.77. The odds of both these teams to win this match however are tied at 1.90 on Unibet.
Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars Prediction
Just like the previous two PSL seasons, Lahore Qalandars are struggling to win matches this year as well. They will now need to do the improbable task of winning all of their remaining five matches if they are to have even the slightest of chances of making it through to the playoffs. Islamabad United on the other hand are performing much better with three wins and two defeats from five matches. Though their earlier encounter against Lahore resulted in a tie, they managed to steal two points by winning the one-over eliminator. Islamabad are coming on the back of a comprehensive win in their last game against Karachi Kings and we expect them to extend their winning run.
Back Islamabad United to beat Lahore Qalandars at 2 on Bet365, 1.77 on 1xbet and 1.90 on Unibet.
Mar 08, 2018
17:00 IST / 11:30 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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